I’m so excited to share this sweet little lady with all of you today. I feel so honored that I’ve been able to capture Annastyn since her very first week of life! It seems so crazy to me that the tiny little baby has grown into this independent, smart, and beautiful young lady! Her gorgeous …
The Rhoades Family Photography | Decatur, IL
I’m so excited that I finally get to share this sweet family with all of you today! The Rhoades family was one of the amazing families who came to me for my holiday minis/adoption fundraiser last fall. I am always so grateful to those who trust me to capture their families and even more so …
Being Authentic in Business
I was having a really wonderful conversation recently with a friend and fellow photographer. We started discussing how often we hear about the importance of being authentic in our businesses. It seems like everywhere you turn there is some business or marketing guru preaching the significance of authenticity. And often the people who are preaching …
Fine Art Piece: Powerless
I wanted to share another fine art piece with you today. As you guys know I’ve been slowly creating and sharing pieces from my self-portrait series that I’m calling The Journey. The series deals with emotions and things that have happened along our road of infertility like hope, strength, anger, sorrow, etc… The many moments …
Myths and Facts About School Photography
This is a post I had sitting in my draft folder for a LONG time… I think I put off sharing it because I worried people would misinterpret. But I figured it was time to share because there seems to be so little knowledge about school photography and how it really works. At this time …
Nathan K. Senior Photography | St. Teresa Decatur IL
I think I may have mentioned this before, but I’ve been blessed to work with a bunch of awesome guys in the class of 2017, and today I get to share another one with you. Nathan is one of my St. Teresa senior guys and I was lucky enough to get to photograph his older …
Signs of an Adoption Scam
I’ll be honest and admit that I’ve been hesitant about writing this post. I certainly don’t want to confuse people or lead them to believe that I believe all birth mothers are scam artists or that birth mothers are terrible people. This could not be FURTHER from the truth! I am in awe of the …
Behind the Scenes: the Reset Conference
If you follow me on Instagram (@greentreemediaphotography), you may have seen that I was out of town over the weekend for a photography conference in Indianapolis. One of the things I have found so wonderful about my job is the friends I have made in my fellow photographers. Many of you know that I consider …
A Heart for a Ministry
You guys have seen me writing here for a long, long time, sharing our journey through infertility and adoption. And I hope that through all my sharing and writing you’ve seen my heart… my passion for those who struggle… in all areas really. But this journey has given me a huge heart for those who …
Gwen Smith 8 Month Photography | Decatur, IL
Oh guys! I just love this family and I cannot explain how happy it makes me to get to see them year after year! And oh my goodness! I cannot believe how big little miss Gwen is getting! It feels like just yesterday we were doing her newborn portraits. Yet here we are capturing her …